On Friday, December 15, 2023, Calcutta Rescue opened another small clinic in Topsia. This is Calcutta Rescue's 5th clinic and a project in collaboration with Friend of Calcutta, another NGO working in the Topsia slum. The CEO Jaydeep Chakraborty emphasized the need for CR in this slum and thanked the local authorities for their support in setting up the clinic.

Part of the new team at Topsia Klinik - Photo: CRK

The clinic will initially operate twice a week and is primarily a maternal and child health clinic. The staff consists of seven people, including a pharmacist, a doctor, a nurse, an interpreter for services and medicines, an IT person at the reception, a supervisor and hygienists.
The outreach team was present and an introductory meeting was held with the women from the slum area to break the ice. The head of the CR outreach program, Sourav, said: "After the icebreaker meeting, we now have a good overview of the women in the slum, the young mothers, and their knowledge about pregnancy and childcare."

First meetings with the mothers- Photo: CRK


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